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Sera YILDIZ, LL.M. provides advisory services to a wide range of clients on investigations initiated by the Turkish Competition Authority and on merger control issues related to both domestic and cross-border transactions. She also advises in judicial review proceedings filed against the decisions of the Turkish Competition Authority.
Ms. YILDIZ assists clients with their day-to-day competition and regulatory compliance matters. She also plays an active role in defending local and international clients before the Ministry of Trade in trade remedy investigations.
Based in London, Ms. YILDIZ also oversees and coordinates the firm's client relations, mainly in the UK and the EU markets.
Ms. YILDIZ speaks English and French fluently.
EXPERIENCE & MAIN PROJECTS
- Merger control proceedings, including Phase II investigations, in the areas of Ro-Ro transportation, eyewear and chemicals.
- Preliminary investigations and full-fledged investigations initiated by the Turkish Competition Authority in banking, insurance, FMCG, ready mix concrete, cement, spare parts, steel and forest products sectors.
- Competition Compliance Programs for the clients in a variety of sectors.
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Queen Mary University of London, LL.M. in Competition Law, 2012
Bilgi University, Istanbul, LLB, 2008
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- “Main Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2022 – Turkey”, Kluwer Competition Law Blog, February 14, 2023 with Bahadir Balki, Hanna Stakheyeva and Nabi Can Acar
- "The Turkish Competition Authority Published Mergers and Acquisitions Overview Report for 2022" with Özlem Başıböyük Coşkun, Selim Turan and Naz Çerçioğlu
- "Highlights on the Turkish Competition Authority's Recent Investigations", Mondaq, December 2017
- "Turkish Competition Authority – Initiating More Investigations – Now What?", with Ayberk Kurt, Mondaq, January 2018
- "New Anonymous Whistleblower Tool: Individuals in Fight Against Anti-Competitive Practices", Mondaq, May 2017
- "Turkey Amends Merger Control Communiqué", Mondaq, February 2017
- "Turkish Competition Authority Fines Turkey's Dominant Alcoholic Drink Producer for Abuse", Mondaq, February 2017
- Dominance and Monopolies 2024, Türkiye, Lexology, with Bahadır Balkı, Ertuğrul Can Canbolat and Can Yıldız